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Alien: Isolation, The Art of

Author: Andy McVittie (October 7, 2014)
Publisher: Titan Books
Page Count: 176
Amazon $26.56

Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment: Employee Handbook

Author: Ubisoft (November 4, 2014)
Publisher: Insight Editions
Page Count: 152
Amazon $28.46

Batman: Arkham Trilogy, The Art of

Author: Rocksteady Studios (April 14, 2015)
Publisher: Abrams
Page Count: 320
Amazon $27.51

Book of Life, The Art of

Author: Jorge Gutierrez and Guillermo del Toro (September 30, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 184
Amazon $24.91


Breath of Fire: Official Complete Works

Author: Keiji Inufane, Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Capcom (September 9, 2014)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 192
Amazon $28.06

Destiny, The Art of

Author: Bungie (December 16, 2014)
Publisher: Insight Editions
Page Count: 160
Amazon $32.10 ($45.00 MSRP)

Destiny: The Poster Collection

Author: Insight Editions (October 14, 2014)
Publisher: Insight Editions
Page Count: 40
Amazon $18.62 ($24.99 MSRP)


Devil May Cry: A Divine Comedy

Author: Medhi El Kanafi / Nicolas Courcier (July 22, 2014)
Publisher: Les Edition Pix'N Love
Page Count: 176
Amazon $37.04


Dishonored: The Dunwall Archives

Author: Bethesda Games (November 25, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 1
Amazon $28.06


Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Art of
Author: Bioware (October 7, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 184
Amazon $28.06


Dragon Age Inquisition: Prima Official Inquisitor Edition

Author: Bungie (November 18, 2014)
Publisher: Prima
Page Count: 368
Amazon $107.99 ($119.99 MSRP)
Evil Within, The Art of
Author: Bethesda Games (October 14, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 1
Amazon $28.06


5th Cell, The Art of
Author: Edison Yan (November 11, 2014)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 168
Amazon $29.99


Gran Turismo 5, Art of

Author: Daniel Wade (November 11, 2014)
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
Page Count: 256
Amazon $40.95
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Naughty Dog, The Art of

Author: Naughty Dog Studios (October 14, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 184
Amazon $28.06


Resident Evil 6 Artworks

Author: Capcom (October 7, 2014)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 272
Amazon $31.20


SF25: The Art of Street Fighter

Author: Capcom (August 12, 2014)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 448
Amazon $40.64

UDON's Art of Capcom: Complete Edition

Author: Alvin Lee, Arnold Tsang, Jeffrey Chamba Cruz, Joe Ng, and Omar Dogan (November 11, 2014)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 600!
Amazon $53.23

Uncharted Trilogy, The Art of the

Author: Naughty Dog (April 28, 2015)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 240
Amazon $30.00

Witcher, The World of

Author: CD Projekt Red (March 17, 2015)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 184
Amazon $27.10
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Assassin's Creed III, Art of

Author: Andy McVittie (October 30, 2012)
Page Count: 144
Amazon $19.77
Special Features: Hardcover




Atelier: Artworks of Arland

Author: Mel Kishida, Gust (May 5, 2013)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 256
Amazon $28.11


Bayonetta: Eyes of

Author: Sega (July 11, 2013)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 224
Amazon $31.49
Special Features: DVD




Bioshock Infinite: Art of

Author: Ken Levine (March 12, 2013)
Page Count: 184
Amazon $23.52
Special Features: Hardcover




Blizzard, Art of

Author: Nick Carpenter, Sam Didier, Chris Metzen (December 25, 2012)
Page Count: 352
Amazon $47.25
Special Features: Hardcover




Borderlands 2, Art of

Author: BradyGames (November 5, 2012)
Page Count: 208
Amazon $25.00




Darksiders II, Art of

Author: Joe Madureira, THQ (November 13, 2012)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 200
Amazon $24.99




Dead Space: Art Of (Clamshell Edition) (January 28, 2013)

Author: Martin Robinson
Publisher: Titan Books
Page Count: 224 (192 Normal + 32 Exclusive)
Limited Time You Get A Chrome Plated Marker Pendant As A Bonus (dead)
EA Store $65.00




Dead Space: Art of (Regular) (January 28, 2013)

Author: Martin Robinson
Publisher: Titan Books
Page Count: 192
Amazon $23.07




Devil Survivor: Official Material Collection (June 11, 2013)

Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 176
Amazon $26.57



Eve: Source

Author: CCP Games (March 18, 2014)
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Page Count: 200
Amazon $29.22
Final Fantasy, The Sky: Art of

Author: Yoshitaka Amano (October 30, 2012)
Page Count: 800
Book Depository (US) $104.99
Special Features: Hardcover, Boxed Set




Final Fantasy (Slipcase Edition), The Sky: Art of

Author: Yoshitaka Amano (July 2, 2013)
Page Count: 576
Amazon $56.69
Special Features: Hardcover, Slipcase Edition


Growlanser Art Works
Author: Satoshi Urushihara (March 12, 2013)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 176
Amazon $24.99




Halo 4, Awakening: Art of

Author: Paul Davies (November 6, 2012)
Page Count: 192
Amazon $23.07
Special Features: Hardcover


Heroes and Heroines: Japanese Video Game + Animation Illustration

Editor: Yoshiyuki Oba (October 2, 2012)
Publisher: PIE International
Page Count: 208
Amazon $16.74



Kingdom Hearts, The Artwork of

Author: Shiro Amano (October 29, 2013)
Publisher: Yen Press
Page Count: 272
Amazon $21.16


The Last of Us, The Art of

Author: Naughty Dog Studios (July 16, 2013)
Publisher: Dark Horse
Page Count: 184
Amazon $26.03
Special Features: Hardcover



Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

Author: Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Akira Himekawa (January 29, 2013)
Page Count: 272
Amazon $20.99
Special Features: Hardcover


Mario Goodies Collection
Author: Naughty Dog Studios (May 28, 2014)
Publisher: Les Editions Pix'N Love
Page Count: 256
Amazon $26.88

Remember Me, The Art of

Author: Various (May 28, 2013)
Publisher: Dark Horse
Page Count: 184
Amazon $26.39
Special Features: Hardcover



Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes: Official Complete Works

Author: Capcom (November 6, 2012)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 152
Amazon $24.99


Shining Hearts: Collection of Visual Materials

Author: Tony Taka, Sega (October 9, 2012)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 192
Amazon $24.99




Sonic the Hedgehog, History of

Author: Marc Petronille, William Audureau, Sega (October 9, 2012)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 300
Amazon $23.09
Special Features: Hardcover


Takehito Harada Art Works

Author: Takehito Harada (April 9, 2013)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 208
Amazon $24.99
Features:
All four Disgaea titles, as well as Prinny 1 & 2, Makai Kingdom, and Phantom Brave




Tomb Raider: Art of Survival

Author: BradyGames (March 18, 2013)
Publisher: BradyGames
Page Count: 272
Amazon $26


Transformers, Art of Fall of Cybertron

Author: Mark Bellomo (October 23, 2012)
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Page Count: 200
Amazon $23.09
Special Features: Hardcover


Valkyria Chronicles 3: Complete Artworks

Author: Raita Honjou (March 26, 2013)
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Page Count: 256
Amazon $29.69


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Assassin's Creed: Art ( R )evolution

Editor: Debora Ferrari (October 2, 2012)
Page Count: 176
Amazon $19.46
Special Features: Hardcover





ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, Art of

Editor: Ronnie Gramazio (October 15, 2013)
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
Page Count: 240
Amazon $40.95

League of Legends, Art of

Editor: Ronnie Gramazio (July 16, 2013)
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
Page Count: 240
Amazon $40.95

Portal 2, Art of (currently MIA)

Author: Andy McVittie (November 13, 2012)
Page Count: 184
Amazon $23.09
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Special Features: Hardcover

Twisted Metal, Art of

Editor: Ronnie Gramazio (May 14, 2013)
Publisher: Ballistic Publishing
Page Count: 240
Amazon $40.95
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FA(Focus Attack) seems to be handling their orders now. I never heard of them, but they seem well reviewed and mostly a fighting game type online retailer. I've been out of the fighting scene for awhile now, so I guess that's why I hadn't heard of them, but their site already looks 10x better than Udon's LOL. So I guess since Udon deals in a lot of fighting game type books, this may be a good pairing.

 
chrislaustin said:
And just a heads up, with BF on the way, Udon's online store has some insane deals every year(50%, 75% type deals).

Now that being said, I just went by their site to see what books are in stock, and they appear to have a new company handling their online orders. So I don't know how that may affect BF deals this year. But for anyone who has ordered from them in that past, this can probably only be an improvement. LOL

My books always arrived well packaged, but the site was terrible, as it didn't send confirmations right away, and some times you'll get shipping confirmations, and sometimes not. So hopefully after many years, they realized the issues, and have looked to correct them. If and when deals go live this year, I'll post a link. The last few years, Udon has really been the only place I can say I got any real good BF deals, so hopefully the tradition continues.
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I Partook in the sale last year, but I gotta ask do they add items just in time for the sale? Because their inventory right now seems a bit sparse compared to what I remember seeing last year.

EDIT: Nevermind. Was looking at their old store front.

 
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chrislaustin said:
FA(Focus Attack) seems to be handling their orders now. I never heard of them, but they seem well reviewed and mostly a fighting game type online retailer. I've been out of the fighting scene for awhile now, so I guess that's why I hadn't heard of them, but their site already looks 10x better than Udon's LOL. So I guess since Udon deals in a lot of fighting game type books, this may be a good pairing.
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I've ordered arcade parts from them and I've never had a problem.

 
WingsDJY said:
Looks like their old store also still exists. Weird.

https://www.udonstore.com/
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That is weird, as their site was sending me to FA, by default. This is the store where their BF deals have always taken place, so I'll have to check both when the time comes. That could be past inventory they still have on hand at one location, and not the other, but I can't say for sure.

bardockkun said:
I Partook in the sale last year, but I gotta ask do they add items just in time for the sale? Because their inventory right now seems a bit sparse compared to what I remember seeing last year.

EDIT: Nevermind. Was looking at their old store front.
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Last year, I didn't really check the site before hand for inventory, but once the deals started, items would sell out, and then come back after a short time. So as I said, the deals where good, but the site, not so much. It will be interesting to see which one offers deals this year, if any, or maybe both? I guess we'll know come BF.

 
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Speaking of Udon, I somehow ended up with two copies of the Darksiders II book. I checked my email receipts, and I only see a previous receipt for the first book in the series, but it was also listed as full price, so maybe it was a two pack during a sale? I also got the slipcover Brutal Legend book at the same time, which looks like it was $30 off the base price. I bought the second Darksiders II book a few months ago, because I wanted to make sure I got it since some of their stuff goes out of stock ( and indeed, this isn't listed as in stock currently). I went to put this one away and noticed I already had it. Oops

 
Thrakker said:
Speaking of Udon, I somehow ended up with two copies of the Darksiders II book. I checked my email receipts, and I only see a previous receipt for the first book in the series, but it was also listed as full price, so maybe it was a two pack during a sale? I also got the slipcover Brutal Legend book at the same time, which looks like it was $30 off the base price. I bought the second Darksiders II book a few months ago, because I wanted to make sure I got it since some of their stuff goes out of stock ( and indeed, this isn't listed as in stock currently). I went to put this one away and noticed I already had it. Oops
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Is that the Art of Darksiders 2 Hardcover?

 
Focus Attack/UDON look to be having a Flash Sale on Cyber Monday from 12PM-3PM EST on Udon art books for half off, while their normal Black Friday deals (TBA) will be starting Wednesday at 12AM EST.

 
R. Kasahara said:
Or the Persona Q artbook, or the Rose of Versailles manga omnibuses, etc.?

Udon is behind on a handful of books...
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I haven't really followed any of those titles(Bayonetta included), but yeah, UDON can take years on some of their books. The best I could recommend for any interested titles is to ask on social media if they are still happening, or look them up online and see when the last info was. They often announce at certain events that books are still coming, but unless you follow them regularly, you'd never know. Reprints are the same, sometimes they'll announce them, and unless you have been checking often, some info slips through the cracks.

 
bardockkun said:
Focus Attack/UDON look to be having a Flash Sale on Cyber Monday from 12PM-3PM EST on Udon art books for half off, while their normal Black Friday deals (TBA) will be starting Wednesday at 12AM EST.
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Sorry for thread necro but I just wanted to clarify for myself. Does the sale start in a couple hours or is it tomorrow night?
 
BrolyB593 said:
So am I just blind or do the Udon book deals kind of suck compared to last year..?
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I Think it's because of the switch to Focus Attack I'm assuming. Though last year was crazy bonkers with the deals, the most we'll get this year is half off during the door buster on Monday.

 
BrolyB593 said:
So am I just blind or do the Udon book deals kind of suck compared to last year..?
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bardockkun said:
I Think it's because of the switch to Focus Attack I'm assuming. Though last year was crazy bonkers with the deals, the most we'll get this year is half off during the door buster on Monday.
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The last several years had been insane actually, and yeah, this year was terrible. 20% off of most things was next to useless, as Amazon and BN prices are still better for most items on sale. I was disappointed seeing they had moved their distro, as I figured the good times may be over. LOL In the past, I just don't think they had the room to house so many books, especially once they started doing larger runs for conventions and such.

I'll check back Monday for sure, but last night was a waste of bandwidth visiting that sale, as it was pretty useless.

 
Got The Art of Persona 5 today. Despite the complaints people have, Im enjoying it. By far the biggest and heaviest Persona artbook.
 
Olengie said:
Got The Art of Persona 5 today. Despite the complaints people have, Im enjoying it. By far the biggest and heaviest Persona artbook.
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It's pretty packed. As in I can't tell it's missing 100 or whatever pages from the Japanese version because this one feels pretty damn thorough.

 
bardockkun said:
It's pretty packed. As in I can't tell it's missing 100 or whatever pages from the Japanese version because this one feels pretty damn thorough.
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I don't really mind it tbh. Wish it was hard cover though. :lol:

I mainly got The Art of Persona 5 in English because I have the other artbooks in English and I might as well keep it consistent.

 
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trunks982 said:
damn i missed it.
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You didn't miss much, but I did grab two books I had been eyeing for a few years, and at the 50% off, I saved about $20 total. If I didn't already have most of what was being offered, I for sure would have done better. Now to wait and see how well they are shipped, as damages and CS is the true test of the actual "deal". LOL

 
Olengie said:
I wish Shovel Knight was still 20.
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Damn the Phoenix Wright Artbook jumped too.

I just saw the comments about Udon's Black Friday deals this year and yeah they sucked. Last year I bought 2-3 books from them and regretted passing on a couple others and told myself I would a lot next Black Friday. I ended up buying nothing.

 
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Green Card200 said:
Damn the Phoenix Wright Artbook jumped too.

I just saw the comments about Udon's Black Friday deals this year and yeah they sucked. Last year I bought 2-3 books from them and regretted passing on a couple others and told myself I would a lot next Black Friday. I ended up buying nothing.
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Yeah, the BF deals where a joke, as the base prices where full retail, so even with the 20 % discount, most could be had cheaper other places(Amazon & BN). I did grab two books on Cyber Monday once 50% off happened, so I saved a little over $20. While not as amazing as past years have been, I still was able to get a few books. If I already didn't own most Udon's softcover books, I could have done much better.

 
chrislaustin said:
Yeah, the BF deals where a joke, as the base prices where full retail, so even with the 20 % discount, most could be had cheaper other places(Amazon & BN). I did grab two books on Cyber Monday once 50% off happened, so I saved a little over $20. While not as amazing as past years have been, I still was able to get a few books. If I already didn't own most Udon's softcover books, I could have done much better.
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Damn I didn't know they did half off on Cyber Monday. Oh well.

 
kcobra22 said:
Amazon has $5 off $15 book purchases with code BOOKGIFT17

Expires Dec. 14th

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Thanks for letting me know about this! I was expecting to see this during Black Friday weekend, but better late than never! I finally ordered the hardcover of The Dark Knight III: Master Race.

 
cbulas1 said:
Thanks for letting me know about this! I was expecting to see this during Black Friday weekend, but better late than never! I finally ordered the hardcover of The Dark Knight III: Master Race.
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It did happen, as I got a book a few weeks back with it, but it's active in my account again, so I'm grabbing another one.

 
WingsDJY said:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2099439603/gamecube-anthology-the-ultimate-book

Kickstarter is up for Gamecube Anthology. I have the N64 and PS Anthologies. Both are very well done.
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Damn, these guys are fuck ing killing me. LOL

I left the house to take my son to school, and completely missed the early bird for the ultimate edition. As they sent the email right as I was leaving. Oh well, shit happens I guess. They normally offer some dual sets to save on shipping, as I normally grab those, so I can flip the extra, and cover my books cost. So I'll wait a day or two and see what they add to the campaign.

Yeah, I just got my Playstation Anthology a few days back, and it's top shelf as well. I'm actually waiting on a replacement order, as my copies arrived damaged, but still an excellent purchase.

EDIT: It looks like this was up long before they sent me an email, so I had probably already missed out, or was very close. No big deal, as I like supporting these guys, as their books are amazing!

 
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Olengie said:
Does Barnes and Noble pricematch their own online store or nah?
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Nope, but I order online all the time, and when books arrive damaged, I swap them out at the local stores. Kind of a pain, as their online prices are mostly to go against Amazon, so they don't match those prices at the store level.

 
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Olengie said:
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Well, it looks like they started earlier this month price matching a few days for membership buyers, but based on this, it's over. And it seemed a very YMMV type deal. https://the-digital-reader.com/2017/12/06/barnes-noble-stores-finally-price-matching-website/

I'm a member, and they always give out 20%-30% off bonuses for use in store(and online). But as I stated, I just buy online, as shipping is free for members, then if I have any issues, I just swap it out. I actually just got the Undisputed Street Fighter deluxe edition book from them for $55. It was matching Amazon price at the time, and I had a 20% bonus card, so I got a pretty sweet deal.

If you buy a lot of books, or magazines, the membership is worth the $25 per year cost, but otherwise, not so much. As books are normally always slightly cheaper on Amazon, and of course if you have Prime, your already set.

 
Not worth it as much to me. I don't buy books all the time anymore. 

I honestly would do a pick up in store option if they had it

 
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WingsDJY said:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2099439603/gamecube-anthology-the-ultimate-book

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Kickstarter is up for Gamecube Anthology. I have the N64 and PS Anthologies. Both are very well done.
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Just a heads up, but the Gamecube Anthology only has a few days left over at KS. I know most wait on cheaper alternatives(this is CAG after all), but this campaign has the "Ultimate Edition", which is exclusive to KS. If anyone has an interest in that edition, now would be the time to grab it. These guys books are amazing, and well worth the full asking price if you can afford it.

 
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